“When people ask about the aspect of race in the work, they are looking for very simple or easy answers. Part of it is when you think other people are so different than yourself, you imagine that their thoughts aren't the same. When I think about thought, I think about how much there is that is common.” PeopleThinkingDifferentEasySimpleCommonImagineImagine That Author:Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
“The timelessness is completely important. It's partly about removing things that would become in some way nostalgic. There aren't really any markers of time, like furniture or a particular style of shoe that denote a particular period or place. I think that's why I like the outdoors, because it removes a sense of time and I want the painting to feel timeless, because it increases that sense of omnipotence.” ThinkingImportantStylePaintingTimelessNostalgicTimelessness Author:Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
“Painting from life was incredibly important for me because it allowed me to train my eyes to see everything that is there. But I realized early on that painting from life wasn't something that I was all that invested in. I was always more interested in the painting than I was the people. For me, removing that as a compulsion offered me a lot more freedom to actually paint and think about color, form, movement, and light.” PeopleThinkingImportantEyePaintingTrainPaintI Realized Author:Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
